The Green Party is the natural home of musicians and creatives
It’s fairly safe to say that most musicians and ‘creative-types’ tend to naturally gravitate towards the left of the political spectrum. Art engenders empathy, compassion and - usually - a…
Amelia Womack leads campaign for universal basic income to support arts workers
Green Party of England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack this week wrote to chancellor Rishi Sunak demanding the introduction of a universal basic income to support arts workers. A…
Fiddling whilst the planet burns: Celebrity posturing on the environment
Image credit: Creative Commons, Caitlyn Ridenour For any young person on the “indie music” scene in 2015, Grimes is a familiar name. After releasing the hit album Art Angels, Grimes'…
My public school days and the building of upper class solidarity
To understand the British public school system, or certainly, the part of it in which I spent my teenage years, it is crucial to get your head around three things.…
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24 Hour Green Party People – Mondays say GP is "just what the country needs"
Madchester legends Happy Mondays have used their twitter feed to endorse Green Party policies - and probably not the policies you're thinking of: the Green Party are not what I…
Why I hate samba
A shorter version of this piece first appeared in the Occupied Times of London I have a confession. I don't like samba. OK, that's not quite true. I often enjoy…
Why I’m no Longer Listening to Spotify
Last week saw the passage of the Digital Economy Bill, now the Digital Economy Act. As parliament was winding down before dissolution the government forced through the bill, which had…
Radio 3 interupted over Israel
This is a guest post written by Benedict Young - a member of York Palestine Solidarity Campaign BBC Radio 3, at 13:17 (or so), March 29, was broadcasting a performance…